The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-08
Local and State Notes.


After the first OF January the O., l., st. L.. g
C. will be in the market for 500 new box cars,
and possibly 1000.
General Manager Beckley, Of the Cincinnati,
Wabash & Michigan road. has placed an order
for two new locomotives and 100 box
The next meeting Of the Western Association
of General Passenger and Ticket Agents is
called for Dec. IA, at the Southern Hotel,
St Louis.
B. F. Brew was yesterday appointed train
dispatcher of the c.. 81. & ]. road. vice r. B.
Starbuck, who has been appointed chief train
dispatcher OF the l., d. & S. road.
The railway telegraphers are organizing
branches of the National Order of Teegraphers
at all the important railroad centers in this
State. Operators at way-stations are taken in
as members
Charles S. Tappan of Rochester, n. Y. gem
eral manager of the Nickel plate fass-freieht
line, and Homer Frost general Southern agent,
headquarters at Louisville. are IN the city OF
official business.
A-telegram received here yesterday indicated
that the prospects for the settlement of the
on dressed beef and livestock rates were good
Commissioner Fink is giving the matter his
special attention.
D. r. McGinnis formerly a Minneapolis
newspaper man. has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Manitoba road, with
headquarters at Columbus, o. Easter Indiana
will come into his district.
NJ E. ingalls, president OF the c., l.. St. L. e.
c. road now in New York te1egraphed yester-
day that he would not return until next Mon
day. It is intimated that before he returns if
he does not control the l., d. & S. road he will
know on what terms he secure control of it.
Passeng er rates to Florida points are again all
out of sha pc. no two Northern passenger agents
naming the same rate. One Indianapolis office
was yesterday selling tickets at lower rate than
Cincinnati gives. The trouble in adjusting the
differences seems to rest entirely with the
Savannah. Florida & Western.
Within the last week stones have been twice
thrown at passing trains on the c., l., ST. L., &c
C. road. as the train neared Acton. In both
cases the stones came through the windows and
barely escaped hitting some of the passen-
gers. The company is taking steps to ferret
out the scoundrel thus imperiling life.
The opening of the Cannelton branch of the
L. e. & st. L. road, it is said. will bring upon
the market coal far superior to the Pittsburg
coal and it is believed that at New Albany.
Jacksonville and Louisville it will, in the near
future, drive Pittsbure coal out, as it can be
mined and placed on those markets at a much
lower price.
Articles of consolidation of the Springfield e
Western Railway Company and the Indiana &
Western Railway Company were filed with the
Secretary of State yesterday. The consolidation
is called the Ohio. Indiana & Western Railway
Company, and extends from Tazewell, Iii. to
Springfield. o. This is another step in the
rehabition of the l.. B. 6 W.
The election of j. s. Leeds as commissioner of
the Transcontnept tai Association is leading to
some speculation as to who will succeed him as
general freight agent of the Atchson, Topeka &
Santa Fe road. 1t has been intinated by Vice
president Smith that s. B. Hines general freight
and passenger agent of the Southern Kansas
railway will be given the position.
The Pennsylvania all-rail freight route be-
tween Eastern cities and all points South via the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad.
in connection with the Atlantic Coast line,
opened for business on Monday last. The line
is known as the Atlantic Coast Line Dispatch.
It is expected that the orange crop of Florida
will now be shipped North over this line.
Mackeys system of roads continues to show
increased earnings. The Evansville g. Terre
Haute in November earned $67 1872 increase
over earnings corresponding month 1886 So. O76
The Peoria, Evansville e Decatur earned
$64. 79S; increase this year. $640 The Wabash
road in November earned S529, 600; increase
over earnings corresponding month 1886, $54. 900.
Traffic Manager Conklin, of the Terre Haute
& Peoria road, in the city yesterday. He
states that the road is doing excellent bust
ness large per cent. of which is turned over to
the Vandalia and by the latter to the c., II. Sc
D.. the three roads working tremendously in the
business. This road is owned by c. W. Fair
banks and his friends, and under their direction
is rapidly coming up out of the mire. dozen
new locomotives have been placed on the road,
several hundred new freight cars. and new
passenger equipments.
The Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan COM
pany, after getting the material on the ground,
has abandoned building the eight miles of road
to reach Cedar Beach The Baltimore & Ohio
has entered into a traffic agreement with them
line and the c., W. & NJ. and will haul their
coaches to Cedar beach at any hour and on any
speed that the G, W. q VI. requests, which, Gen
eral Manager Beckley thinks, is good for the
road as to have built the extension.
Overlooking cars has caused two ugly and ex-
pensive wrecks on Indiana roads within the last
three days. On the c., L. St L. & C.
marked 40 600 pounds was loaded with 60 600
pounds of freight; a wheel broke under it, and
twenty cars were thrown from the track and
broken to pieces, and the freight badly dam
aged. On the Grand Rapids & Indiana road,
from similar cause, fifteen cars were thrown
from the track and so broken up to be worth
less. Fortunately in neither injury
done to the train crew.
Miscellaneous Items.
There are nine roads built 20 the line, waiting
for the government to Civ them permission to
build across the Indian TIE rritory.